The Strangers Tabs & Lyrics by St. Vincent
The Strangers
guitar tabs lyrics
Song: The Strangers
Tabbed by: Cristian Mendez-Garcia
As played on Acoustic live on Lake Fever Sessions
www.lakefeversessions.com
Intro:
e--7-9-10--12--9----7-8-10---5p3----8p6---------|
B--7-------9---9----5--------3--3---6---6-8--10-|
G--7-------9---9----5--------3---3--6-----------|
D--7-------9---9----5--------3------5-----------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|
The verse chords are: D / A / Em / A / G / Em / G / A
Here is how you play each chord:
Structure for D:
e------------------------|
B------------------------|
G------11---------11-----|
D----12--12-----12--12---|
A------------------------|
E-10---------10----------|
Structure for A:
e------------------------|
B------------------------|
G------6---------6-------|
D----7--7------7--7------|
A------------------------|
E-5---------5------------|
Structure for Em:
e------------------------|
B------------------------|
G------0---------0-------|
D----2---2-----2---2-----|
A------------------------|
E-0---------0------------|
Structure for G:
e------------------------|
B------------------------|
G------4---------4-------|
D----5---5-----5---5-----|
A------------------------|
E-3---------3------------|
VERSE:
D A
Lover, I don�t play to win
Em A G Em G A
For the thrill until I�m spent
D A
You showed up with a black eye
Em A G Em G A A
Looking to go start a fight
FILL:
e-2p0----------|
B-----2p0------|
G---------2p0--|
D--------------|
A-0------------|
E--------------| -->Play 4x
D A
I threw flowers in your face
Em A G Em
on my sisters wedding day, Paint the black hole blacker
G A
Paint the black hole blacker
D A
Playboys under the mattress
Em A G Em
Like I wouldn�t notice, Paint the black hole blacker
G A A
Paint the black hole blacker
Chorus:
e-7-9-7--9------5-7-5--7------3-5-3--5--------2---------|
B-7------6------5------4------3------2---------3-----2--|
G-7------7------5------5------3------3----------2----2--|
D----------8-9-----------6-7-----------4-5--0-----------|
A--------------------------------------------------0----|
E-------------------------------------------------------|
What do I share? What do I keep? From all the Strangers
who sleep where I sleep?
PLAY FILL
Verse 2:
D A
Desperate don�t look good on you
Em A G Em
Neither does your virtue, Paint the black hole blacker
G A
Paint the black hole blacker
D A
Good souls have more better sons
Em A G Em
Better souls born worse once, Paint the black hole blacker
G A A
Paint the black hole blacker
PLAY FILL over these lyrics:
What do I share? What do I keep? From all the Strangers
who sleep where I sleep?
Verse 3:
D A
You showed up with a black eye
Em A G Em G A
Looking to finish a fight
D A
Lover I don�t play to win
Em A G Em G A
For the thrill until I�m spent
Outro:
e-7-9-7--9------5-7-5--7------3-5-3--5--------2---------|
B-7------6------5------4------3------2---------3-----2--|
G-7------7------5------5------3------3----------2----2--|
D----------8-9-----------6-7-----------4-5--0-----------|
A--------------------------------------------------0----|
E-------------------------------------------------------|
e-7-9-7--9------5-7-5--7------3-5-3--5--------2---------|
B-7------6------5------4------3------2---------3-----2--|
G-7------7------5------5------3------3----------2----2--|
D----------8-9-----------6-7-----------4-5--0--------2--|
A--------------------------------------------------0----|
E-------------------------------------------------------|
